The Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) went a different route than the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) with its college football season this school year. While the FBS just wrapped up its action this month with Alabama winning the National Championship, the FCS plans to run its season this spring – starting in February.
Both South Dakota State University and the University of South Dakota are members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference, which is under the umbrella of the FCS division one football league. Here’s what the schedules for both SDSU and USD will look like this spring.
South Dakota State University
SDSU @ Northern Iowa – February 19th
SDSU @ North Dakota – February 27th
SDSU vs Western Illinois – March 6th
SDSU vs Youngstown State – March 13th
SDSU @ Southern Illinois March 20th
SDSU vs Illinois State – March 27th
SDSU @ North Dakota State – April 3rd
SDSU vs USD – April 10th
University of South Dakota
USD vs Western Illinois – February 19th
USD @ Illinois State – February 27th
USD @ UND – March 4th
USD vs Missouri State – March 13th
USD @ Youngstown State – March 20th
USD vs NDSU – March 27th
USD vs UNI – April 2nd
USD @ SDSU – April 10th
The FCS is also planning a traditional post-season bracket with the top sixteen teams qualifying for the playoffs, which are schedule to start April 24th. The FCS National Championship game is scheduled for Sunday May 16th in Frisco, Texas. North Dakota State has won eight of the past nine national football titles, which includes the past three.
